"HBO host Bill Maher, a prominent critic of President Trump, dismissed Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court nominee this week but said publicizing anonymous accusations against him dating back to high school make critics "look bad."

“Now they’re coming at him with this accusation from someone anonymous who said that he was at a party … but sexual assault in high school from an anonymous source, I think it makes us look bad,” he said on Friday's “Real Time with Bill Maher.”"

I guess you didn't read/listen. He's saying it's bad to even bring it up and seems to dismiss the possible merit of it completely.

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The FBI has already stated there isn't enough there to even investigate this. I don't know what more people want at this point. Are we supposed to grind the supreme court to a halt over an anonymous allegation from 30 years ago with literally no supporting evidence whatsoever?

I guess you didn't read/listen. He's saying it's bad to even bring it up and seems to dismiss the possible merit of it completely.

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The FBI has already stated there isn't enough there to even investigate this. I don't know what more people want at this point. Are we supposed to grind the supreme court to a halt over an anonymous allegation from 30 years ago with literally no supporting evidence whatsoever?

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They said they are not investigating the matter. Not that they've concluded or something that it's not possible it won't end up being investigated.

As we see with Trump, the scope of the FBI's involvement can increase over time.

He's right that an anonymous accusation takes away strength (and attention) from their other arguments against him. It makes it easier to claim that they just hate Kavanaugh and will do whatever it takes to derail his nomination.

He's right that an anonymous accusation takes away strength (and attention) from their other arguments against him. It makes it easier to claim that they just hate Kavanaugh and will do whatever it takes to derail his nomination.

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This was essentially after the end of the hearings (where the GOP hid many documents, of course). There were no more arguments to hear before the vote really.

He's right that an anonymous accusation takes away strength (and attention) from their other arguments against him. It makes it easier to claim that they just hate Kavanaugh and will do whatever it takes to derail his nomination.

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This was essentially after the end of the hearings (where the GOP hid many documents, of course). There were no more arguments to hear before the vote really.

For all I know this allegation could be made up and I normally don't like judging for people for what they did as teens... buuut attempted rape is a pretty big deal so every accusation such of it should be looked at seriously.

"It makes it easier to claim that they just hate Kavanaugh and will do whatever it takes to derail his nomination."

Whatever it takes to derail his nomination? We're talking a sexual assault allegation! Why is the Vesti treating this like Kavanaugh's political opponents are simply grasping at straws? It's a serious fucking accusation!

Also, frankly I think it's disgusting that people are holding this woman's anonymity against her, as if the ONLY POSSIBLE REASON she would have for not coming out publicly with this accusation is because she's lying.

He's right that an anonymous accusation takes away strength (and attention) from their other arguments against him. It makes it easier to claim that they just hate Kavanaugh and will do whatever it takes to derail his nomination.

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Exactly. It's the same as wasting time accusing Trump of being a racist instead of tackling the actual concrete issues.

"It makes it easier to claim that they just hate Kavanaugh and will do whatever it takes to derail his nomination."

Whatever it takes to derail his nomination? We're talking a sexual assault allegation! Why is the Vesti treating this like Kavanaugh's political opponents are simply grasping at straws? It's a serious fucking accusation!

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I am told by an anonymous source that you attempted to rape a woman in high school. You must be banned until you can prove it didn't happen.

"I am told by an anonymous source that you attempted to rape a woman in high school. You must be banned until you can prove it didn't happen."

A couple of things need unpacking here. First, why do you believe this accusation has no validity? Because it was made anonymously? Because it doesn't square with Kavanaugh's character? Why?

Second, banning me for an unproven accusation is taking punitive action. Not nominating Kavanugh to the Supreme Court is not exactly the same thing. Kavanaugh might have failed to earn that nomination for a number of reasons. It's not owed to him.

"I am told by an anonymous source that you attempted to rape a woman in high school. You must be banned until you can prove it didn't happen."

A couple of things need unpacking here. First, why do you believe this accusation has no validity? Because it was made anonymously? Because it doesn't square with Kavanaugh's character? Why?

Second, banning me for an unproven accusation is taking punitive action. Not nominating Kavanugh to the Supreme Court is not exactly the same thing. Kavanaugh might have failed to earn that nomination for a number of reasons. It's not owed to him.

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There's no reason whatsoever to believe it. There is literally no evidence. Anyone could make a claim like this about anyone at any time. The FBI declined to even investigate.

"There's no reason whatsoever to believe it. There is literally no evidence. Anyone could make a claim like this about anyone at any time. The FBI declined to even investigate."

All of which has no bearing on the truth of the accusation. So what you're essentially saying is that you think the victim is lying, and you're so sure of this you don't have any issue moving forward with Kavanaugh's nomination and probable appointment to the Supreme Court.

"I am told by an anonymous source that you attempted to rape a woman in high school. You must be banned until you can prove it didn't happen."

A couple of things need unpacking here. First, why do you believe this accusation has no validity? Because it was made anonymously? Because it doesn't square with Kavanaugh's character? Why?

Second, banning me for an unproven accusation is taking punitive action. Not nominating Kavanugh to the Supreme Court is not exactly the same thing. Kavanaugh might have failed to earn that nomination for a number of reasons. It's not owed to him.

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There's no reason whatsoever to believe it. There is literally no evidence. Anyone could make a claim like this about anyone at any time. The FBI declined to even investigate.

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What type of evidence were you looking for, a sperm sample on her blouse?

How are they even going to prove it if the accusations are true? Supposedly happened decades ago in high school, the accuser is anonymous, there are also 65 women that are defending Kavanaugh. Unless that isn't the only case he did this, like with Bill Cosby.

Either way I look at, it looks bad. If Kavanaugh is innocent, someone falsely accused him and Dems are really grasping at straws. If Kavanaugh is guilty, he got away with it for decades.

LOL so we shouldn't talk about it? The funny thing is that if somebody asked you bros whether we should take sexual assault allegations seriously you'd all probably answer "sure absolutely".

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The two are not incompatible positions. Her allegation should be investigated and if it's found to be unprovable it shouldn't be held against the accused. Due process is only fair. What's unfair in these scenarios is that if the allegation if unprovable, usually the woman is forever tarnished but lack of proof shouldn't be equivalent to proof of lying. It's this latter part that is truly disgusting.

He’s right though. Her claim isn’t provable and is a million years old. The GOP probably paid her to say this shit so the conservatives can claim victimhood and rally around Kavanaugh.

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No one knows how much supporting evidence is out there, or if anyone will come forward with a more recent case that can be proven to a greater extent.

Like should we have just threw our hands up after one accusation against Bill Cosby since it had happened so long ago?

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There was like 30 women that came out against Cosby and they didn’t time their allegations to coincide with Bill Cosby getting appointed to high office. Whether or not the allegations are true, which if I was a betting man I’d bet they are, politically this gives Kavanaugh and his supporters ammo because the allegations are unprovable and the timing of their release is suspicious.

"It makes it easier to claim that they just hate Kavanaugh and will do whatever it takes to derail his nomination."

Whatever it takes to derail his nomination? We're talking a sexual assault allegation! Why is the Vesti treating this like Kavanaugh's political opponents are simply grasping at straws? It's a serious fucking accusation!

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I am told by an anonymous source that you attempted to rape a woman in high school. You must be banned until you can prove it didn't happen.

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Standard operating procedure for politicians unfortunately.

Remember when Harry Reid on the Senate floor claiming he got a phone call saying that Romney doesn't pay taxes just before the election? That was literally his tactic; throw an allegation out there and make him have to prove otherwise.

LOL so we shouldn't talk about it? The funny thing is that if somebody asked you bros whether we should take sexual assault allegations seriously you'd all probably answer "sure absolutely".

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The two are not incompatible positions. Her allegation should be investigated and if it's found to be unprovable it shouldn't be held against the accused. Due process is only fair. What's unfair in these scenarios is that if the allegation if unprovable, usually the woman is forever tarnished but lack of proof shouldn't be equivalent to proof of lying. It's this latter part that is truly disgusting.

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It's messed up if the man is innocent also. What if Kavanaugh is innocent? There's no way to prove it. And it will always be part of his reputation.

LOL so we shouldn't talk about it? The funny thing is that if somebody asked you bros whether we should take sexual assault allegations seriously you'd all probably answer "sure absolutely".

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The two are not incompatible positions. Her allegation should be investigated and if it's found to be unprovable it shouldn't be held against the accused. Due process is only fair. What's unfair in these scenarios is that if the allegation if unprovable, usually the woman is forever tarnished but lack of proof shouldn't be equivalent to proof of lying. It's this latter part that is truly disgusting.

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It's messed up if the man is innocent also. What if Kavanaugh is innocent? There's no way to prove it. And it will always be part of his reputation.

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Honestly there's so much else wrong with this guy that this allegation doesn't paint him any more negatively than he already was for me.

Most rich people want the SCOTUS to be extreme right. Obama tried to appoint a Republican himself.

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Even liberals know most liberals are insanely bad with money.

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Obama is not a liberal.

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i get crazy looks from people, especially fox news watchers, when i tell them obama was not a liberal but more conservative. they never believe the deportation numbers because "fox news doesnt say thats true". they flat out refuse to believe the news about obama care being based on romney's plan and the heritage foundation.

i get crazy looks from people, especially fox news watchers, when i tell them obama was not a liberal but more conservative. they never believe the deportation numbers because "fox news doesnt say thats true".

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LBJ was the last liberal president and he wasn't that damn liberal. Politics in America is an elite game. It is plutocracy in the guise of democracy.

That is why the SCOTUS will always be right wing dominant barring a huge mass rebellion. That is the last line of defense for the elite given that they can toss out any law or policy by merely stating it is unconstitutional for any BS reason they like.

Do you even know what that means? They're not concrete because, in these cases, they can't be verified. That doesn't mean they're not serious issues but there is nothing solid to back them up.

An unverifiable source said he raped her. If it's true it's horrible and he should be in jail. But there's no way to prove it's true. There isn't even anything to indicate it's possibly true. Anonymous sources have zero credibility. Anyone can make anonymous allegations about anyone. If the alleged victim wants to actually put him down she needs to come out publicly, and that is a fact.

Do you know what a snipe hunt is? It's a waste of time. Instead of wasting time on things you'll never get to the bottom of, utilize that time to go after what you do know. Take down Kavanaugh for legitimate reasons rather than worthless accusations.